Alleged Government Worker Sparks Backlash As They Try To Sell BTS Jungkook’s Misplaced Hat Online
Recently, Korean ARMYs found an online post that has been stirring up debate after the OP (original poster) claimed to be a government worker selling a hat BTS‘s Jungkook allegedly left behind at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in 2021.
The post listed a black KANGOL Bermuda casual bucket hat for sale at the steep price of ₩10.0 million KRW (about $6,990 USD). The OP explained in the item description how they came to possess the item.
Selling a hat worn by BTS’s Jungkook
– Obtained in September 2021
– Why I have it: I found it when BTS paid a confidential visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to make their passports, and Jungkook left it in the waiting area. (I’m attaching my ID card for proof.) Since then, for the next six months, he has not called or visited to retrieve it. Therefore, the ownership now belongs to the person who found it, which is me.
– It’s a KANGOL brand bucket hat worn by Jungkook himself. It’s in used condition. You cannot buy this elsewhere.
– Value is expected to rise overtime since it once belonged to a global superstar.
– I’ll ship by mail only.
– Serious inquiries only. Please do not contact me if you’re not interested in buying.
– Price is firm. I really do think that in the future, the hat’s value will increase way over the suggested price.
KANGOL bucket hats can be easily purchased online and are reasonably priced, making the legitimacy of BTS’s Jungkook previously owning the specific hat listed difficult to verify.
BTS’s Jungkook was seen wearing the hat in a picture from the group’s 2021 MUSTER SOWOOZOO rehearsals, showing that he did own the same hat at one point.
Knowing there would be questions about the legitimacy of the OP’s claims, they posted a censored photo of their official government identification card to show they had reason to be at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office.
Netizens also found an issue with the claim that the item’s ownership was transferred after six months. One K-netizen called attention to the legality of the claim while asking fans to report the alleged government employee to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office.
일단 저 공무원은 법을 허투로 알고 있네 분실물 습득자가 소유권을 획득할 수 있는건 소유권자가 불문명한 경우일때만 성립
저 사람은 소유권이 확실히 ㅈㄱ 이에게 있다는 걸 알고 있음 이 경우 소유권자가 확실히 소유권 포기의 의사를 밝히지 않는 이상
절도죄 내지 점유이탈물횡령죄에 해당 https://t.co/CMgZTq1Tjl— (slow)(현생바쁜)슈가당거의고양이 (@shnij) October 17, 2022
For one, the government worker in question does not understand how the law works. The ownership of a lost item can only transfer to the finder if the item’s original owner is unidentifiable. This worker knows for a fact that the item belonged to Jungkook. In this case, because the original owner is identifiable, the ownership will continue to belong to Jungkook unless Jungkook officially releases his right to ownership. Therefore, at this point, this worker could be charged with theft and/or embezzlement.
— Translated tweet from @shnij/Twitter
In a separate tweet, the K-netizen added, “Please report to the auditing department’s manager at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”
외교부 감사담당관 징계 담당자 pic.twitter.com/Y6W8KIFUsX
— (slow)(현생바쁜)슈가당거의고양이 (@shnij) October 17, 2022
The item has since been marked as sold, indicating someone shelled out the nearly $7,000 USD for the hat.
If the hat belonged to Jungkook, do you believe the OP had the right to sell it?
